Ken27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comKen27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squaregosling@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI knew modern jets are huge, but I would’ve never thought it was this huge compared to a P-51
minus-squareOldFartPhil@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMost WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.
![[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation together](https://i.imgur.com/FmAEHnc.jpg){kind=link}
I knew modern jets are huge, but I would’ve never thought it was this huge compared to a P-51
Most WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.